Jordan Walker is giving us a reason to watch and a reason to believe

Is the wunderkind taking the next step in his development as a hitter? There’s cause to think so.

What keeps me tuning in at this late hour of what will almost certainly be a lost season? It’s not the enlivening chase for 82 wins. It’s not what figures to be the waning days of Paul Goldschmidt’s Cardinals career. It’s not, as just implied, the Cardinals’ Powerball-grade chances of making the postseason. Rather, what gets me to watch Cards games in l…